A quantitative investigation on some toxic and non-toxic metals in popular medicinal herbs in Iranian market

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-99

  Shamsa, Fazel ^a   Zadeh, Shamsali Reza ^b   Shamsa, Hashim ^a   Abdi, Khosro ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Chemical Engineering Department   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iranian market; Non toxic metals; Popular herbal medicines; Quantitative analysis; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; ZINC;

ACHILLEA; ADIATHUM CAPILLUS VENERIS; ALHAGI PERSARUM; ALYSSUM HOMOLOCARPUM; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLACK CUMIN; CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; CHICORY; CINNAMUM ZEYLANIUCUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDIA MYXA; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CRATAEGUS MICROPHYLLA; DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA; DRUG SAFETY; FENNEL; FENUGREEK; FUMARIA PARVIFLORA; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; IRAN; MAIZE; MALVA SILVESTRIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; OLIVE TREE; PLANT; PLANTAGO OVATA; PORTULACA OLERACEA; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RICINUS COMMUNIS; ROSA DAMASCENE; SCREENING TEST; STACHYS LAVANDUFOLIA; URTICARIA DIOCA; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 67651177556     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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